Re: Linksys WRT54G and Firewall software

Mr. Arnold wrote:
Gerald Vogt wrote:
Mr. Arnold wrote:
Well you wrote: "The windows non-firewall included in XP SP2 will be more than enough, but, if you take your laptop to other networks school, work, friends) it won't be enough in most cases.". If it is not a 3rd party firmware then what else do you need? You don't explain it. I have guess you have thought of a 3rd party firmware. If it is not, then you really have to explain what would fill the "not enough" if the computer is in other networks.

You can't read and understand English.

Even that you cannot explain.

I don't see anything coming from you either, and on top if that, I didn't make the statement.

You did not make the statement "You can't read and understand English."?

What should come here from me? Someone writes, something is "not enough". I ask what is not enough and what is missing exactly to fix that problem but noone can explain.

For a machine that has a direct connection to the modem and to the Internet, a user would be some kind of fool not to run what an AV and some kind of PFW/personal packet filter or XP's FW/personal packet filter, if using the XP O/S or some other MS NT based O/S.

I connect my laptop with XP SP2 FW with no exception to public hotspots.
Nothing is happending. I did that before when I still had PFW and AV on
it. None of them ever reported anything relevant for a couple of years.
All they did well was slowing down the computer.

That's you, the world is not made up of you(s) nor are all public spots the same.

So but it is the decision of the user what happens on the computer. There is no inherent law that requires to run an AV or PFW on the a computer connected to a public hotspot. There is no law of nature due to which a computer must have a PFW and AV else it is being infected with malware. It is not "a user would be some kind of fool" but "a fool's a fool". A foolish user may think he needs PFW and AV but that won't make the computer fool-proof. Either the user wants to have a secure computer and is willing to invest the time to learn how to achieve that or he installs a PFW and AV and might think he can remain a fool...

Gerald
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